Current GECCO cohorts

Name of cohort	n	Running since	Coordinating institute	Design paper	Website
Generations²	2,000	2009	VU Amsterdam	Verhage et al., 2013	www.generaties2.nl
LASA	5,610	1992	VU-VUmc	Huisman et al., 2011	www.lasa-vu.nl
NL-SH	3000+	2006	Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc	van Wier et al., 2023	www.hooronderzoek.nl
NESDA	2,981	2004	Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc	Penninx et al., 2008	www.nesda.nl
NTR	200,000+	1986	VU Amsterdam	Willemsen et al., 2013	www.tweelingenregister.org
Hoorn Studies	5,291	1989	Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc	Rutters et al. 2020	www.hoornstudies.com/
HELIUS	23,942	2010	Amsterdam UMC, location AMC	Stronks et al. (2013)	www.heliusstudy.nl/
ABCD study	8,266	2003	Amsterdam UMC, location AMC	van Dijk et al. 2010	www.abcd-studie.nl/
Lifelines	167,000+	2006	Lifelines	Stolk et al. 2008	www.lifelines.nl/
the Maastricht study	10,000	2010	Maastricht University	Schram et al.2014	www.demaastrichtstudie.nl/
Leidsche Rijn Gezondheidsproject	40,000	2000	UMCU Julius Center Utrecht	Grobbee et al. 2005	www.lrgp.nl/
NEO	6,671	2008	LUMC Leiden	De Mutsert et al. 2013	www.lumc.nl/org/neo-studie/
GLOBE	18,973	1991	Erasmus MC Rotterdam	van Lenthe et al. 2014	www.globe-study.nl/
Donor InSight	44,029	2007	Sanquin research	Timmer et al. 2018	www.sanquin.org/donorinsight
Doetinchem Cohort Study	12,500	1987	UMCU Julius Center Utrecht	Verschuren et al. 2008	www.rivm.nl/doetinchem-cohort-studie
Rotterdam Study	20,000	1990	Erasmus MC Rotterdam	Hofman et al., 2013	www.epib.nl/research/ergo.htm
Generation R	10,000	2002	Erasmus MC Rotterdam	Kooijman et al. 2016	www.generationr.nl/
TRAILS	2,230	2000	UMCG Groningen	Huisman et al. 2008	www.trails.nl/en/
Nemesis-2	6,646	2007	Trimbos Institute Utrecht	de Graaf et al., 2005	www.nemesis-2.nl/
LIFEWORK (Combination of EPIC-NL, Nightingale, AMIGO)	88,466	2011	Utrecht University - IRAS	Reedijk et al., 2018	www.lifeworkstudy.nl/
Dutch Famine Birth Cohort	912	1994	Amsterdam UMC, location AMC	Bleker et al, 2021	www.hongerwinter.nl
Maastricht Aging Study	1,823	1993	Maastricht University	Jolles et al. 1998	www.maastrichtagingstudy.nl
Heart-Brain Study	566	2013	Leiden UMC	Hooghiemstra et al. 2017	https://heart-brain.nl/
Total	637,000+

A list of cohort studies that are currently part of GECCO is shown in the Table above. By clicking on the cohort names you can download the meta-data sheet with information on the measurement rounds, study population and available variables.

We work towards a more structured and extensive overview of cohort variables and measures in a FAIR meta-data repository.

Requesting access to cohort data can be done through the cohort-specific contact points. These can be found on the designated cohort websites listed in the Table below.

A list of currently available environmental variables can be found here.

Additional studies can be enriched with environmental data or become part of GECCO. If you are interested to become part of GECCO with your Dutch cohort please complete and send us a Expression of Interest form or contact us for more information,